He, his wife and the ex-girlfriend he broke up with 16 years ago all agreed he should get a DNA test. He did.

"The results came in," Cornejo said. "I'm not the father."

But that wasn't the end of the case. Not even close.

Cornejo's ex-girlfriend still wants the money and so does the state of Texas.

In 2003, Cornejo's ex-girlfriend went to court and said Cornejo was the only possible father. The state of Texas started assessing child support payments, which continue to add up, now totaling nearly $65,000.

Cornejo was never told, he claims. Court records suggest, but don't prove, he got a subpoena years ago. He denies it.

The mother's lawyer says child support was taken from Cornejo's paycheck long ago and Cornejo never fought it. That can be enough to establish a lock-tight claim that he should've dealt with it long ago.

"Don't stick your head in the sand," the mother's lawyer Carel Stith said. "It won't go away and there can be consequences even if you don't do anything."

"Unfortunately, this young child is the one who suffers," Cornejo's lawyer Cheryl Coleman said.

Unless he and his lawyer can convince a judge to take a second look there's nothing that can change the old court order and Cornejo will still owe all that money.

"They say he should have fought back then and he failed to do so," Coleman said. "But how can you fight something you don't know anything about?"

If the court doesn't reopen the case, he either pays or may go to jail. The case will be back in court in August.

Gabriel Cornejo says whatever the outcome, he hopes for a state law change to prevent situations like the one he is now in.